Match box



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D. NzGRO MATCH BOX Filed Dec. so, 192A;

@ Q/MM` of being Vfornied Patented Apr. 6, i925.

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MATCH B0X.

l Application inea December so, i924. 'serial No. 758,844.

T0 all eef/om it 'may concern.'

Be it known that l., DonriNICii NiGno, a citizen of the United States,residing at Camp Meade, in the county of Anne i-irundel anc State ofMaryland, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Mat-cliBones, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in ii'iatcli boxes and it has forits principal object to provide a compartment for receivingburntmatches, thus preventing a person from throwing the latter on the flooror placing the same among the unused matches in the box, when there isno convenient rey ceptacle for receiving such burnt matches.

A further object of the invention is to provide a match box of the abovementioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive,strong and durable, and further well adapted for the purposes for whichit is designated.

Other objects and advantages of this in vention will become apparentduring the course of the following description.

.ln the accompanying drawings, f ormilng a part of this speciiication,and in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the saine: n

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View, through the match boX,embodying my invention.

Y igure 2 is a transverse section therethrough, and

Figure 3 is aperspective view, showing lthe match receptacle partlyremoved from its casing, the view being a bottom plan.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration Vis shown the.preferred em-4 bodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designatesgenerally a substantially rectangular match receptacle, the bottomthereof paper, as indicated at t2. The paper, which forms the bottomofthe match receptacle, has its free end portions cemented or otherwisesecured to the inner opposed sides of the match receptacle, as indicatedat 3, the ends then being disposed over the upper edges of therespective sides and then cemented or otherwise secured to the outerfaces of the sides of the receptacle, as illustrated at 4i. The bottom 2is substantially convex, the same being curved transversely of thereceptacle as also clearly illustrated in Figure 2, for the purposes tobe presently described.

A substantially rectangular casing 5, which is open at its respectiveends is adapted to slidably receive the receptacle 1, and the casing isprovided at its side with the usual abrasive material 6, whereby thematches may be ignited, in the manner well Arnow'n in the art. Thebottom of the casing 5 and the convex bottom 2 of the receptacle 1,cooperate to provide a compartment 7 for receiving the burnt matches,after the same have been used, thus preventing a person from throwingthe same on the 'door or placing the burnt matches into the receptaclecontaining the unused matches, and as a re` sult the burnt matchesbecome co-mingled with the unused matches, and oftentimes a person willaccidently remove the burnt match instead of an unused one. The coin-rpartment 7 is adapted to be used only when a receptacle or the like isnot at hand, for receiving burnt matches, as it is of course to beunderstood that when the ash tray or the like is convenient, burntmatches will be placed therein, rather than in the compartment at 7. Thesimplicity in which my improved match bof; is constructed enables aperson to have ready access to either the receptacle containing theunused matches or the compartment in which is placed the burnt matches.

While I have shown the preferred enibcdiment of my invention, it is tobe understood that various changes in the size, shape, and arrangementof parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim is:

1. A match box comprising a substantially rectangular receptacle, thebottom thereof being formed of paper, the ends of the piece of paperbeing folded over the respective sides of the receptacle, and cementedthereto, said bcttomof the receptacle being spaced from the lower edgesof the sides and ends of the receptacle, a casing for slidably receivingthe receptacle, the paper bottom of the receptacle and the bottoni ofthe casing cooperating to provide a compartment for receiving burntmatches.

2. A match boX comprising a substantially rectangular receptacle, thebottom thereof being formed of paper, the ends of the piece of paperbeing disposed upwardly and cemented to the inner faces of the oping thereceptacle, the paper bottom of the receptacle and the bottom of theeasing eooperating to provide a eon'ipurtment for re- 10 ceiving burntmatches.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

DOMINI CK NIGR O.

